Wind sounding device



7, 1952 R. J. NICOLIN WIND SOUNDING DEVICE Filed Jan. 16, 1950 Show;

Patented Oct. 7, 1952 WIND SOUNDING DEVICE Robert J. Nicolin, Waseca,Minn., assignor to Herters, Inc., Waseca, Minn., a corporation ofMinnesota Application January 16, 1950, Serial No. 138,804

vThis invention relates to a wind sounding device and has relation moreparticularly to a device of this kind known as a crow call.

It is primarily an object of the invention to provide a call of thiskind to prevent sticking of the reed and more especially when the mouthpiece is of plastic.

The invention consists in the details of construction and in thecombination and arrangement of the several parts of my improved windsounding device, whereby certain advantages are attained, as will behereinafter more'fully set forth.

In order that my invention may be better understood, I will now proceedto describe the same with reference to the accompanyingdrawings,wherein:

Figure 1 is a view in side elevation of a wind sounding instrumentembodying the invention;

Figure 2 is a view in elevation of the mouth piece end of the device;

Figure 3 is an enlarged sectional view taken substantially on the line3-3 of Figure 2;

Figure 4 is a sectional view taken substantially on the line 4-4 ofFigure 3;

4 Claims. (01. 46--180i a longitudinally extending, lateral airoutlet-slot 5a, as shown in Figure 1. Theforward, or outer, ends of themouthpiece members are prevented from being forced together by thecorner spacer lugs 3a. The rear or inner portion of which is clampedbetween the rear portion of the assem- Figure 5 is an enlarged detailsectional view taken substantially on the line 5-5. of Figure l; and

Figure 6 is a view in top plan with a portion open at both ends.

The members 3 have their rear or inserted portions substantiallysemicircular in cross section so that the rear portion of the assembledmouth piece is of a cross sectional configuration to allow the same tobe forced or wedged into inner portion of the bore 2 of the barrel ormember I. The outer portions of the members-3 are gradually reduced inthickness from their inner facesto provide sufficient space 5 to allowthe desired vibration of the reed E. This reduction extends the fullwidth of each member so that when the members are put together therewill be provided at each side of the mouthpiece to be obvious that awind sounding device constructed in accordance with my invention isparticularly well adapted for use by reason of .they

bled members 3 when forced or wedged into the bore 2 of the barrel ormember I.

In a device such as hereinbefore referred to and particularly when themouth piece M is of plastic material there is a tendency for moisturefrom the air passing through the device, to collect on the opposedsurfaces of the members 3' of the mouth piece M, resulting in thesticking of the reed R to one ofthe surfaces and preventing the reedfrom vibrating when air is blown through the mouthpiece. To prevent thissticking of the reed,'a disc 6, preferably of metal, is carried by theinner or inserted end of one of the members 3. As shown intheaccompanying drawings this disc 6 is concavo-convex with its concaveface opposed to the inserted or inner inserted end of the member 3 towhich it is an-- chored and the disc 6 is of a diameter to overlie themajor portion of the insertedor inner end of the applied mouth piece M.I The periphery of the disc 6, when the mouth piece M is applied, isspaced sufficiently to all the passagetherearound for discharge outthrough barrel or tubularymember I of the air blownintothe barrel ormember I through the; mouthpiece M when the device is in use. The disc 6obstructs'the free passage of air through the barrel thus causing backpressure which results in some of the air being expelled laterallythrough the slots 5a, from above and below the reed. Thus the reed willbe maintained in proper position between the opposing surfaces of themouthpiece members and prevented from adhering to either of suchsurfaces by moisture which may have collected on the surfaces or onthesurfaces ofthe'reed.

From the foregoing description itis thought convenience and facilitywith which it may be assembled and operated.

I claim:

1. A wind sounding device comprising a barrel open at both ends, anelongate mouth piece having an end inserted in one end of the barrel,the mouthpiece having an air passage longitudinallythe'rethrough, a reedpositioned in said passage,- and means-for preventing the sticking ofthe reed due to moisture collected thereon comprising a body positionedwithin the barrel-to obstruct the free passage of air therethrough andcreate a back pressure of air blowninto' the air passage, and airoutlets through-themouthpiece at opposite side edges of the reed.

2. The invention as set forth in claim 1 wherein the said bodypositioned in the barrel com- A prises an imperforate circular'memberhaving "a diameter slightly less than the inside-diameter of the barreland means connecting said circularmember with the insertedend ofthemouthpiece andmaintaining the circular member spaced from the saidinserted end of the-mouth- ROBERT J. NICOLIN.

REFERENCES CITED The following references are of record in the file ofthis patent:

UNITED STATES PATENTS Number I 7 Name Date 2,296,785 Hoeflich. Sept.-22} 1942 2296386 Hoeflich. i Sept. 22'', 1942

